Remembering Joe Bartolotta: A beloved culinary icon and community philanthropist
Joe Bartolotta, co-owner of The Bartolotta Restaurants, passed away “peacefully in his sleep with a smile on his face” on April 22 at the age of 60. Bartolotta was beloved by the Milwaukee community for his hospitality heart, generosity, and desire to help people. In...
Lindsay Heights honored as Milwaukee’s first “Eco-Neighborhood” tour designation
Walnut Way Conservation and the City of Milwaukee’s Environmental Collaboration Office, hosted a ribbon cutting on April 18 at Fondy Market, to celebrate the completion of green infrastructure and clean energy projects in the Lindsay Heights Neighborhood, as...
Earth Day Challenge: Outpost Natural Foods pledges to purge petroleum-based plastic packaging by 2022
Outpost Natural Foods recently announced its commitment to eliminate petroleum-based plastic co-op packaging and consumables by 2022, and has organized a comprehensive internal committee to tackle the wide-ranging issue. The co-op has tasked itself with this...
Local refugee women crochet plastic bags into craft items and earn income while saving environment
Displaced women from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who settled in Milwaukee have built a growing business by “upcycling” plastic bags and using them to create beautifully designed handmade baskets and mats. The group of craftswoman comprise 12 refugees who have...
Medical Redlining: North side coalition renews call for health equity at St. Joseph Hospital
Almost one year ago, Ascension, the largest non-profit health system in the United States, announced its plan to greatly reduce the services offered at St. Joseph Hospital. St. Joe’s is the only remaining general hospital on Milwaukee’s North Side. Many of us in the...
Shorewood School District investigating teacher who forced black students to reenact slavery games
A seventh-grade physical education teacher at Shorewood Intermediate School was temporarily suspended recently for instructing her African American students to develop a “negro-centric” game that enslaved children would have played on a Southern plantation before the...
Congresswoman Gwen Moore: On unwrapping Trump’s tax gift to the wealthy
Let’s talk about your federal income taxes. Specifically, the more complex tax code you now face and the lack of widespread benefits of the Republican tax cuts that were promised. Republicans continue to claim that the tax law changes benefit all Americans and boost...
Urban Anthropology celebrates a 20-year road trip and local heroes found along the way
During the late 1999 a group of cultural anthropologists in Milwaukee began meeting to discuss ways that they could make contributions to the city, using skills acquired through the study and practice of anthropology. That group, now known as Urban Anthropology...
Day Reporting Center re-opens inside St. Anthony’s Place as alternative to incarceration
Milwaukee County aims to promote rehabilitation and treatment for individuals in the justice system through the re-opening of the Milwaukee County Day Reporting Center on April 9. Operated by Wisconsin Community Services, the DRC provides community-based treatment and...
Jonah Larson: Young fiber artist unites communities with hope and healing in accidental hobby
“When I came back, I was just expecting to find a jumble of yarn and a big mess. Instead, there was this beautiful dish cloth, which we still have in the kitchen today.” – Jennifer Larson The Wisconsin public rarely hears about a child prodigy who lives in the...
Yarn Junkie: Women of color crochet the nurturing bonds of love and identity
Jonah Larson and his family made a special trip from La Crosse to Yarn Junkie and Gifts on April 6, visiting the black-owned yarn shop near Milwaukee to join a special crochet circle and teach them how to make one of his “identity-inspired dish cloths.” Invited by...
MKE Influencers exhibit celebrates diverse group of local artists and their community contributions
A special group exhibition featuring 38 Milwaukee artists who have made considerable personal achievements and public contributions within their respective fields opened on April 6 at Var West Gallery. “MKE Influencers” will run through June 1 at the 423 W Pierce...
